Rio Tsuchiya

Rio Tsuchiya
土屋 李央
Born (1997-08-19) 19 August 1997 (age 27)
Occupations
  • Voice actress
  • singer
Years active2019–present
EmployerOffice Osawa
Notable workMei Tōmi in Cue!
Madoka Higuchi in The Idolmaster Shiny Colors
Tanya in My One-Hit Kill Sister
Hinano Hoshikita in Pole Princess!!

Rio Tsuchiya (土屋 李央, Tsuchiya Rio, born 19 August 1997) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Kanagawa Prefecture. She is affiliated with Office Osawa.[1] She is known for voicing Mei Tōmi in Cue!, Madoka Higuchi in The Idolmaster Shiny Colors, Tanya in My One-Hit Kill Sister, and Hinano Hoshikita in Pole Princess!!.

Biography

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Rio Tsuchiya, a native of Kanagawa Prefecture, was born on 19 August 1997.[1][2] In 2016, she starred in the public audition for the voice acting stage performance Genji Monogatari: Yōkō no Hime, Yūyami no Kimi.[3]

In December 2020, she was cast as Ranka in SSSS.Dynazenon.[4] In April 2022, she was cast as Shakuyaku in In the Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki.[5] In October 2022, she was cast as Tanya in My One-Hit Kill Sister.[6] In November 2022, she was cast as Hinano Hoshikita in Tatsunoko Production's Pole Princess!! anime project.[7] In March 2023, she was cast as Yukari Tsubaki in My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999.[8] In August 2023, she was cast as Hezera and Grea in Ragna Crimson.[9]

In October 2019, she was cast as Mei Tōmi in the video game Cue!.[10] She performed in two singles for her in-franchise musical unit AiRBLUE Moon, "MiRAGE! MiRAGE!!" (which charted at #23 in the Oricon Singles Chart) and "Reach For The World!" (which charted at #24 in the Oricon Singles Chart).[11][12] She reprised her role as Mei Tōmi in the game's 2022 anime adaptation.[13]

She voices Madoka Higuchi, one of the four members of the unit Noctchill, in The Idolmaster Shiny Colors, a spinoff of The Idolmaster franchise.[14] Tsuchiya was solely interested in starring in the franchise in general and had also auditioned for Koito and Hinana.[14] She performed in two Noctchill singles: Gradate Wing 07 (which charted at #4 in the Oricon Singles Chart) and Layered Wing 07 (which charted at #6 in the Oricon Singles Chart).[15][16]

Filmography

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Anime television

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2021
2022
2023
2024

Original net animation

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2023

Video games

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2019
2020
2021

References

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  1. ^ a b "土屋 李央 (つちや りお) – 大沢事務所". Office Osawa. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  2. ^ "土屋李央(つちやりお)の解説". goo人名事典 (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  3. ^ "飯田里穂ら、声劇和楽団「源氏物語~陽光の姫 夕闇の君~」に出演". SPICE (in Japanese). 19 May 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  4. ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (6 December 2020). "SSSS.Dynazenon TV Anime's New Promo Video, 10 More Cast Members, April 2021 Premiere Revealed". Anime News Network. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  5. ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (8 April 2022). "In the Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki Anime Reveals 3 More Cast Members". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  6. ^ a b Pineda, Rafael Antonio (23 October 2022). "My One-Hit Kill Sister Anime's 1st Teaser Reveals More Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Tatsunoko Pro Reveals Original Pole Dancing Anime Pole Princess!!". Anime News Network. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  8. ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (14 March 2023). "My Love Story With Yamada-kun at Lv999 Anime Reveals Main Promo Video, More Cast, Theme Song Artists". Anime News Network. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  9. ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (18 August 2023). "Rina Hidaka, Rio Tsuchiya Join Cast of Ragna Crimson Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  10. ^ a b "声優の育成を楽しめる新作アプリ「CUE!(キュー)」の正式サービスが開始に。事前登録者数30万人突破に伴い,各種報酬をプレゼント". 4gamer (in Japanese). 25 October 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  11. ^ "CUE!Team Single 04「MiRAGE! MiRAGE!!」". Oricon News. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  12. ^ "CUE!Team Single 05「Reach For The World!」". Oricon News. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  13. ^ a b "CUE! Voice Actress Anime Reveals 1st Promo Video, January 2022 Debut". Anime News Network. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  14. ^ a b c Haragawa, Sesutasu (15 April 2020). "【シャニマス2周年記念】新ユニット"ノクチル"声優陣インタビュー。今の4人について思うこと". 電撃オンライン (in Japanese). Dengeki. Archived from the original on 16 April 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  15. ^ "THE IDOLM@STER SHINY COLORS GR@DATE WING 07". Oricon News. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  16. ^ "THE IDOLM@STER SHINY COLORS L@YERED WING 07". Oricon News. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  17. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (27 May 2024). "My Deer Friend Nokotan Anime's New Video Unveils More Cast, Theme Songs". Anime News Network. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  18. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (20 August 2024). "Negative Positive Angler Original Fishing Anime Unveils 3 More Cast Members". Anime News Network. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  19. ^ "Gundam Build Metaverse Anime's Video Unveils Cast, Composer, Song Artists, October 6 Debut". Anime News Network. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  20. ^ @Blue_ArchiveJP (21 May 2022). 生徒紹介 [Student information] (Tweet). Retrieved 4 November 2023 – via Twitter.